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LliClCI " I aariaaan"sukide* mo^'young p'sop^e*1 page s"8* "'8 ,'"eeP?rt SpOftS wlubs'a wlrni^MMonl'0118 I The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday Volume 78, No. 16 University of South Carolina September 13, 1985 Outside line: ? phone direct By CARL DAWSON Staff writer Outgoing lines for students have been doubled in USC's new SYSTEM-85 phone system, and Elizabeth Langley, USC communications director, says she feels problems are now minimal. The 75 new lines, or "trunks," were installed in 12 0 hours last Friday, bringing the total number to 150. Fifty more incoming trunks were also installed, bringing that total to 120. Difficulty in dialing offcampus numbers has been students' chief complaint against the new system. Langley said the additional trunks should rectify the situation. The decision to add the trunks was made after traffic ^ studies were begun on the system. "Traffic is tapering off and dropping, so 150 trunks may be too many. But I don't think onv triinlrc will Ka aII m init aH ii uiiixj "in wv viiiiiiiihivu because we are wary of traffic fluctuating again. I think we'll watch it for several months, probably into the spring," Langley said. ^ According to Langley, it W may not be to the univcftiiy&v advantage to disconnect the trunks because of the installation costs involved if they need to be reconnected. Rl I " New parKing By SHERRI MAKSIM ^ Stiff writer The demand for parking at USC 1 a result of higher enrollment, but pai adequate to meet the need, accor parking director. "The facilities could be better students, faculty and staff," Bill Bf Baker, a Columbia native, replac< director of USC Parking and Vehi< when Lamb resigned July 1. Baker, > Maxcy woes StSttlll 1U IJIS decreasing By JULIE BARRY Stiff writer Residents of Maxcy dorm are beginning to feel settled in after more than two weeks of com plications resulting from the purchase of new furniture. Maxcy is one of the first dorms on the USC campus to get new furniture. But the general feeling among Maxcy residents is that had they known the problems they were going to have, they would have preferred putting up with the old furniture. When students arrived on campus Aug. 25, the new furniture was not installed in any of the rooms, according to Craig Lind J a _ f aI? n !J sey, president 01 me nesiucncc Hall Association and a Maxcy resident. After being promised complete installation by the following Friday, residents were left waiting, he said. "Our area manager, Mr. (James) Kight, was very cooperative in straightening out the problems," Lindsey said. "It was the furniture company's fault." On Aug. 27, desks arrived, and the dressers and beds were delivered later. The old beds remained in the rooms along with the new ones, however. Stuart Ininan, a returning 0 Maxcy resident, said residents 8m "Maxcy," pap 2. s double; :or hopeful Two features of the system, call waiting and trunk cueing, have been disabled because they were "causing more problems than they were worth," Langley said. Call waiting signals a stu dent on the phone when someone else is trying to call. Trunk cueing calls a student back when the line clears after he attempts unsuccesfully to make an off-campus call when the lines are filled. Langley said these features may be reinstated at a later date. USC's system is unprecedented in its installment configuration, and Langley cites this and the newness of the system as causes for the inadequate number of trunks. "We hadn't been able to do a traffic study like this in the past because we didn't have a system to do it." Lanclev said. "Southern Bell was helping us to determine how many trunks we needed because it was very difficult to get a grasp on what the traffic was for students." American Telephone & Telegraph and Southern Bell guidelines showed a need for 75 to 100 trunks, but as this is tho fircf cvctum tr\ Ko inctoll*/) in this configuration at any university in the country, the guidelines had to be based on See "Phones," pige 2. director say position after \ ment, majored las increased as and public relat rking spaces are There are enc ding to USC's them are near wants, Baker sa utilized by the Bates House iker said. have plenty of s :d Jim Lamb as requires the stu< :le Registration he parked in mi vho came to the USC hires fi ^jg| ? rr Uh fl Vl9 ii1#^ 0m*ti3SBSSm MttMMMflMHKSHHNHttNflttMftfttNMSttattai Elizabeth Langley, director of communicati 5 I ISP. hac oni W IIUU Will vorking in retail grocery manage- p in sociology and took management ions courses at USC. ti )ugh parking spaces, but not all of the Russell House like everyone ti iid. 1 and Bates West and the Coliseum 1< paces available, Baker said, but this dent to walk farther to class than if ii stered spaces. ive meter readers with designated p '.yiyPM. RAY GRONBERG/TIw Gamtci ions, taid problems are minimal. ]ugh spaces atrol areas. "We do not like to write tickets to students all tl m/> " Hatpr cniH "If we write them tickets, then they will learn n o park in illegal spaces such as in the driveway lie Pit," Baker said, referring to a gravel parkii ot on Wheat and Sumter streets. Not many car- have been towed since the begin ng of the term, Baker said. His department is available to help students fi miking spaces at school, Baker said. lilSlilil jijy % tir * V pr I Senator wants block seating for Clemson.too By STEPHEN C. GUILFOYLE Staff writer The USC Student Senate had its first meeting of ; the fall Wednesday night, and among its business was a resolution by Sen. Trip Philpot to allow student organizations to block seat at the Carolina| Clemson football game. Philpot said the Senate should support the block seating program and encourage the Athletic Departv mont tA oantinno itc iicp fAr thie twar'c ParAlino. IIIWIU IV VV'llllllUV 11.1 UOV 1UI 11IIJ JVC4I o vuiuuiur ' Clemson game. However, one senator opposed the idea. "It's grossly unfair to the indivual student who is standing in line, because while they wait in line, they would watch the block seaters just come up and Hrnn r*ff th^ir IHc anH rot urn lofpr anH niplr 11 r\ r, ui vp v?i i viiwii i jl/j uuu i viuiii iuivi uiim pivrv up tickets," said Mike Gillen, chairman of the Senate's Athletics, Community Relations and Off-Cammpus Student Affairs Committee. Gillen managed to table the nibtion until the next meeting, when it will come before the Senate again. He said the existing lottery system is the fairest method of distributing tickets the Senate has devised. "I am aware that the lottery is very unpopular OmAflft r Kilt Unrrt mill Ua ?-? rv " cuiivsiig oiuutuu, uui mviv win ut liu Ldlll^'UUl. Gillen went on to cite the vandalism, bad weather, sickness and violence of the last camp-out as the deciding factors in choosing the lottery. Gillen also said the problem of student parking is once again looming and that his committee will be looking into the probfem as soon as possible. "Enrollment is up at Carolina, and that means sck that there are more cars out there," Gillen said. "It is a priority matter for ACO." | Other matters at the meeting were the vacant Senate seats. Sen. Michelle Kersey was appointed residential cnairman oy Muaent Government Vice President Amy Houser, who said the Senate has about 20 vacant seats. An election commisioner and a date for elections will be approved at the next Senate meeting. SG President Kelvin Stroble, unable to make a ot scheduled address to the Senate because of illness, said, "I think we should have a good year." ng in_ Independent organizations are already block ?: r 1 c ?i 11 4 ...:n acaiiug lui iiunic tuuiumi gauica 11115 scasuii anu wui nd atcrnate with greek organizations for priority seating. * Polly wanna pen? Ne, this bird isn't a new student, bet tfce pet of USC broadcast eeeler Bery Ruchlin. Kodak, age 2, kicked off the new semester out* ride GeiefcreN Hell recently. ~ - VISKO HATFIELO/Ihe G?r*coclc *